Xinghan 24th year, October.

Jiangzhou in the south, Hongxing Prefecture, is where Dragon Snake Mountain, the holy land of Tianshi Sect, is located.

Fucheng was shrouded in darkness. Except for the faint light emitted by Tianxiatong in the sky, only sporadic firelight could be seen in the entire city.

The Tianshi Sect has developed rapidly in recent years. With thousands of years of accumulation, they have invested in a large number of local factories, qi-blood machines and qi-blood networks, and built commercial roads and waterways, making Hongxing Prefecture a southeastern commercial center.

important nodes in the network.

The talismans and elixirs produced by the Tianshi Sect have been sold all over the world over the years, creating astonishing wealth.

In addition, every year it receives a large number of Tianshi Sect believers from all over the world. The demand for various accommodations, food, incense, sacrifices, rituals, etc. has also created a huge market, making the entire Hongxing Mansion more prosperous.

lively.

At this moment, in an alley, the screams had just begun but were suddenly interrupted...

A figure covered in blood is being dragged away.

The figure was covered in fur, and there seemed to be two pointed cat ears on its head. A broken tail fell to the side and was picked up.

The followers of the Tianshi Sect were pulling him back to the small courtyard when they heard a shout from outside the alley: "What are you doing?"

I saw a Qi-blood fighter soldier wrapped in an exoskeleton flying at low altitude and arriving at the scene. A burst of blood burst out from his eyes, completely covering the scene.

Seeing the appearance of the Qi-Blooded Robots, several followers of the Tianshi Sect were shocked.

In recent years, in order to strengthen local governance, the imperial court has thoroughly implemented local control over every village and household. Under the leadership of Chu Qiguang, a new type of institution called Anminsuo has been implemented into village-level administrative units.

, the personnel inside are called inspectors.

The responsibilities of the Anmin Station are similar to those of the police station. They are responsible for the frontline security matters, and each Anmin Station is equipped with a Qi-blood fighter.

The Qi-Blooded Robots are remotely operated by warriors located in Shenjing to carry out a flat office, and all work processes are recorded in Mengwang.

The emergence of the Anmin Station greatly improved the security situation in various places. In just one year, countless long-standing cases were solved, allowing the court to effectively grasp the actual situation in various places down to the village level, and took on a large amount of publicity to the people at the bottom.

The function of imperial policy.

Of course, the amount of materials and manpower consumed by this kind of administrative cost is unprecedented. It can be said that this is the only era in the world that can govern the world in this way.

The Qi-Blood Robot swept over the broken body of the cat demon on the ground, and the patrol officer warned: "Don't move, you are committing murder and hurting people. Everything has been recorded on the Dream Net. Prepare to go to the Yamen with me."

A believer explained: "Master, this is not a human but a cat demon. You don't know anything. This little thieving cat sneaked into our house and stole things before we gave him a lesson. We didn't kill him."

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Another believer said: "Sir, this is at the foot of Dragon Snake Mountain. Don't get close to the demon clan. You deserve to be beaten. The government can't care about it. The adults in Anminzhuo didn't care about it in the past. I advise you not to be too troublesome."

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Another believer said: "It has been a local custom to kill monsters since ancient times. Sir, you'd better not meddle in other people's business, so as not to disturb the public sentiment among the people."

However, a firm voice came out from among the Qi-Blooded Soldiers: "Damn it, the imperial court has issued an order. Both humans and monsters are my subjects. How dare you make excuses for committing crimes and hurting the people? How could the officers in the past have no control over me? Today, I have no control over this matter."

deal."

Anminsuo's Qi-Blooded Robots not only have the physical strength and mobility of warriors from the Five Realms, but they are also equipped with weapons powerful enough to threaten those who have entered the Dao.

Once the attack started, no one dared to stop him. All he could do was watch the opponent help the cat demon up.

The cat demon looked at the Qi-blood fighter and made a weak voice: "I...I didn't steal anything."

The inspector inspected the cat demon's body and found that her limbs had been broken, one of her eyeballs had half fallen out, and there were countless burns on her back. She was already lifeless at this moment.

Seeing this scene, he felt a surge of anger in his heart, hugged the cat demon, rose into the sky, and left the scene.

The few believers who stayed in place looked at each other in confusion. They all had a premonition that things might get serious, so they hurriedly went to find someone.

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A few days later.

Inside the Sala Palace.

Jiaojiao leaned back on the chair and put her feet up on the table.

She swung her calves while flipping through the documents and said: "Brother, the number of cases of human-male conflicts has declined in recent years, especially in various prefectures. The proportion of human-male people living together in counties is constantly increasing."

"After years of propaganda from the imperial court and education from various major monasteries, the new generation of humans can now look at the demon clan more peacefully."

"However, in many remote areas and special areas, the sentiment of hatred towards humans or demons has not changed much, and security incidents involving conflicts between humans and demons still occur from time to time."

"For example, some patrols knelt down to suppress the fishmen, the restaurants banned the monsters from entering, the human caravan on the grassland was intercepted and killed by the wolf monsters, the humans followed the monsters and pushed the bird monsters into the river...the list goes on and on."

"The most troublesome thing is that the major sects, courts, and those resuscitation experts are all vaguely divided into two factions: humans and demons."

Jiaojiao sighed, shook her head and said: "The conflict between humans and monsters has lasted for thousands of years, and it certainly cannot be changed overnight."

"Although we tried our best to appease the two tribes, over time, some people changed their minds, but some people's dissatisfaction was also accumulating."

"If this continues, I'm afraid something will happen sooner or later."

Chu Qiguang glanced at her and suddenly asked: "I heard that you celebrated your birthday recently? Do you want me to congratulate you?"

Jiaojiao smiled awkwardly, turned around and said, "Oh, it's all the people below who make their own decisions. I didn't want to be too high-profile."

Chu Qiguang: "Did you receive a lot of gift money?"

Jiaojiao hesitated: "It's... not bad."

Chu Qiguang said: "Jiaojiao, what I teach you, if used properly, is to manage the world and benefit the people, but if used incorrectly, it is deception and abduction. I have seen too many things ranging from individuals to countries and nations.

It has gone from managing the world and benefiting the people to defrauding and abducting people.”

Jiaojiao lowered her head and said: "Brother, why are you so selfless now? In the past few years, we have been spitting out money every year. When there is a flood in the east, we need to donate money for disaster relief. When there is a factory in the west, we need to borrow money from them at low interest rates."

"Now I can't even celebrate my birthday or receive some gifts without being criticized by you. It's such a boring life."

Chu Qiguang sighed and explained patiently: "In the past, we were small people, and many of the things we did were forced by the situation, and we were not responsible for the world.

But now our every move is watched by countless people. As the saying goes, if you celebrate your birthday and receive gifts, the people below will naturally follow suit..."

Just when Jiaojiao felt that her head was getting heavy, Jinnu hurried in, as if she had something to report.

Seeing Chu Qiguang's attention focused, Jiaojiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Jinnu: "...A case happened in Hongxing Mansion. The case was not complicated at first. The local prefect has already tried it thoroughly and the criminal has been caught."

"But because it involved the human-male conflict and the Tianshi Sect, the case became more and more serious in the local area. Not only did the local government fail to solve it, but it was reported to Mengwang."

"Now the case has spread all over the world and is gradually spreading throughout the Central Plains..."

Chu Qiguang's consciousness has been connected to the Dream Network, and a large amount of news is coming to him with his thoughts.

Jiaojiao on the side looked at it with the same curiosity, and the more she looked, the more surprised she said: "There are really many people discussing this case. Many monsters threaten to retaliate, but some humans, especially the followers of the Tianshi Sect, are very supportive.

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"The local Tianshi Sect believers in Hongxing Prefecture have blocked the Yamen, demanding that the prefect release the prisoners..."

"The Third Law Department in the capital was also led by masters of the demon clan to block the door, demanding a thorough investigation of the Hongxing Mansion case. They said they were worried that the murderer was a stand-in and the real murderer was already at large..."

"Many people have revealed that killing monsters is a ritual of the Celestial Master Cult. It has been a local tradition in Hongxing Prefecture for hundreds of years. Many monster clans have requested a thorough investigation..."

"Someone broke the news that this cat demon was a thief. He was caught stealing something and wanted to commit murder before he was beaten..."

"Huh? Some people say that this is fake news released by the local people. This cat demon was sold to Hongxing Mansion as a ritual sacrifice..."

"Hey...some people say that this is an overseas cat demon who deliberately provokes conflicts between humans and monsters, and that foreign forces are making trouble. Isn't this nonsense? The whole world belongs to us, there are no foreign forces."

"Alas, several Taoist masters from the Cat Clan have come forward to criticize the officials of the Hongxing Mansion for bending the law for personal gain. They have witnessed the persecution of the Monster Clan at the foot of the Dragon Snake Mountain for many years and have done nothing..."

"The royal censors in the imperial court have also been quarreling with each other, and Duo Chiwen and other demon officials have gone to court to request a thorough investigation of the case..."

Chu Qiguang squinted his eyes and asked, "Is the injured cat demon still alive?"

Jin Nu nodded and said: "The imperial court has sent an imperial doctor there, but it is said that the situation is very dangerous, and the opponent is a demon after all, so ordinary medical skills may not be of much use."

Chu Qiguang said: "Ask Li Yaofeng to go over and tell him that if he still wants this year's funds, he must rescue this cat demon first."

Then the light and shadow in front of his eyes changed, and various messages on the Dream Network continued to flash and jump before his eyes.

Jiaojiao on the side said: "Brother, if you don't care about this matter, I'm afraid the trouble will get bigger and bigger."

Chu Qiguang nodded and said, "Well, let's solve the case first, and then I'll go to Long Snake Mountain myself."

Jiaojiao wrinkled her nose: "Brother, the Celestial Master's Cult has been a custom of killing demons for thousands of years. No matter how this case is decided, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome. This is a grudge between the two clans that lasts for thousands of years."

Chu Qiguang said: "Three feet of ice is not frozen in a day. The conflict between the two clans has been going on for a long time, and the impact of this case is the result of the continuous accumulation of conflicts. Even if it is dealt with impartially, it is still impossible to resolve the two conflicts."

Clan grudges.”

"But Jiaojiao... don't make any mistake. Our goal has never been to resolve grudges."

"Our goal is to maximize the potential of the human and demon races while maintaining the balance of luck, so as to promote the development of this world."

"As long as the imperial court's policies continue, as time goes by, the two races will eventually merge slowly."

"After all, both humans and monsters are very forgetful creatures. No matter how big the conflict or deep hatred is, as long as there is no long-term conflict of interest, it will be forgotten over time."

"With hatred and no money to gain, most people in the new generation lack profit motivation and will naturally gradually cooperate with the court's policies."

"The ones who really cause trouble are those people and demons who are motivated by profit."
To be continued...